 Jerry of the circus before Jerry of the circus and there's no lights on I guess Tom sound asleep by now that's still bad business Jerry to go snooping around late at night this way from what you tell me this man flat I wouldn't be surprised in anything he might do if he caught us but he's a work down the road station you won't come home until he gets through and that's ours from now just the same I'd hate to get caught well what do you think you do if he catches that's hard to say he might have a gun and his excitement decided to use it oh no you can't tell well we'll hurry and see what we can find out and then get out what do you just what do you expect to find well I don't know but I feel pretty sure those bonds are around someplace well if they're in the barn we're pretty likely to find them all right but it isn't likely that this fellow plant would leave anything as valuable as those bonds out in the barn well the sweater was out in the barn that's different Jerry I'm afraid that sweater wouldn't carry much weight in court but that's like sweater the one that disappeared that's what you think you've got me convinced to but well there's no proof lots of folks own red sweaters but that doesn't mean that they were connected with the train robbery guess you're right but then that's all the more reason we've got to find those bonds yeah we could find the bonds and we could use a sweater to strengthen the case and that would be enough proof to set spike free wouldn't it I should think so first there'd have to be a new trial I sure hope we find them so we can get spike out of jail yeah you're pretty much seven clearing up this case Jerry I believe you would have come out here alone tonight sure I would well I think it's better that I came along though well let's talk softer now we're getting pretty near all right well we'll go around the back there and walk up the driveway got your flashlight uh-huh well now don't turn it on until we're on the inside of the barn I won't that cat scared me I guess you scared him too look at him run it's a good thing regs isn't with us wake up everybody in town if he started taking that cat here we are now I hope this door isn't locked it isn't I took special notice of it it hasn't even got a lock on it yeah so I see well come on now now wait with that light wait wait till I get this door closed should I like it now all right there's nothing over in her stall yeah I see but the light over here Jerry I guess that's Mr. Platt's workbench looks like he's a carpenter among other things got a nice bunch of tools there well here's the trunk the one the sweater was in I sure don't like this Jerry what this looking through people's things we'd have a hard time trying to explain to the police if we were caught well let's hurry then here you hold a light all over in the trunk okay all this stuff is just all clothes all just take them out and set them down on the ground here wait Jerry what is it you see that bag down there in the corner no no over there by the overalls at paper bag oh here just the bag of mop balls well I'll go through some of these pockets in these old coats I sure hope we have some luck I don't want to disappoint you but I don't think we will it's foolish to think a man would leave damaging evidence like those bonds around here where they could be found he'd be more apt to hide them in the house somewhere or maybe down at the station wait what's this do you find something there's a piece of paper in the inside pocket yeah here it is what is it Jason no false alarm nothing but an old bill from for some automobile tires guess you were right there's nothing in this trunk that looks like bonds I just have this one more coat to go through wonder where else we could look no there's nothing there well that's not Jerry well how about that big box over there in the corner well we can have a look it's just covered with an old piece of rug just some old books and magazines look at one of graph records there's flat fellow believes in saving things maybe the bonds are in one of the books there's one chance in a million but well let's look here I'll put this flashlight here in the shelf so we'll have light to work with nothing in this one you know this one either nothing here I'd looks hopeless Jerry I guess I'll just have to think of another way to find those bonds it might be that plan destroyed them all maybe well there's nothing here let's put those clothes back in the trunk get out of here while they're getting good okay but yeah I'm sure disappointed Jerry yeah wait a minute look at that trunk what about it get me that stick over there in the workbench I think I've discovered something here you are Jason what are you going to do with it now let's measure this let's see up to here on the inside what are you talking about up here on the outside yep that's just what I thought Jerry this trunk has a false bottom yes mr. Platt are you awake yes sir just as I started out the doors oh no sir I'm sure there's someone out there yes sure it's a false bottom Jason I've never been more sure of anything in my life Jerry well I don't see how you figured it out well now look Jerry there's two inches difference between the outside and the inside measurements of this trunk if you look at it closely you can see that the bottom should go down deeper on the inside oh I see what you mean I'll bet anything Platt fixed that trunk of himself a good carpenter could do a job like this well how do you find out where to open the false bottom I suppose there's some sort of a hidden panel someplace it may be hard to find but I'm not going to give up very easily you think maybe the bonds are in it it wouldn't surprise me any when a person goes to the trouble to make a thing like this he might must have a use for it I don't see how you ever noticed it I guess it was just luxury wait did you find something no no I thought I did for a second I don't think this open from the inside there must be some way to open it from the outside here you know Jason I've just got a feeling those missing bonds are in that false bottom wouldn't surprise me a bit if we could only get them with that evidence that it wouldn't be any time at all until spike was out of jail I sure hope spike appreciates what we're doing don't worry we're safe enough nobody knows we're out here this thing is sure a puzzle Jerry I can't for the life of me see how it opens here give me a hand let's lay this truck down on its side maybe just pick bottom from the underneath there we are now now if it's too smooth under here to have any opening well whoever figured this out did a good job hey look at Jason look at what well see this band here that's to reinforce the trunk Jerry that band goes all the way around see but look there's nails or little tax light that fasten it all the way around and right here on this side there's two wood screws you're right good boy Jerry get me a screwdriver over there in the workbench well I'll see if there is one you've got a great pair of eyes on your Jerry you've most likely discovered the opening to the false bottom just by noticing a little detail like this well Jason here's a screwdriver you think it's big enough just a ticket Jerry now hold this light while I go and see about getting this band loose so we can have a look at what's under it I've got it hold it right a little closer Jerry there that's better are you getting it loose yep only be a minute now listen Jason it's a car and it's close Jerry put out that light quick wait I'll look through the crack in the door hurry Jerry hey it's Mr. Platt and Tom's with him you're coming up the driveway there now get that screw back in tight at least they won't know we've been on to the false bottom well what do we do what do we do Jason there's nothing we can do Jerry we're trapped that door is the only way out now just let me do the talking maybe I can talk our way out of this little scrape well he might shoot us we're taking a chance on that very within here within here I say oh Mr. Platt I don't know that voice throw your gun over here by the door I have no gun and walk over here but keep your hands over your head I'll find out if you're armed enough okay yes there your hands up now remember I got you covered one funny move and this gun goes off good thing for you you haven't got a gun by that Landon dog yes or so Jerry yeah nice circus friends the ones you've been telling me are such fine people these burglars that's what they are now we can explain everything Mr. Platt I don't think there's any use of that I can see by the way those clothes are thrown around that you've been going through that drunk I can explain that too never mind I don't want to hear your story you can save it and tell it to the police that the police why Jerry you're that Landon dog you go in the house and telephone the police come to hurry right out here tell them I'm holding a couple of thieves in the barn run now hurry yes sir you'll learn to break into people's property and ransack trunks you'll have a long time to think about this once you get in jail maybe you're being a little bit hasty Mr. Platt now I don't think so you might be sorry for this Steve Platt is never sorry for anything he does and keep your hands up I won't stand for any funny business we just came out here to remind Jerry that the plant doesn't want to hear our story that's what it would be all right a story now I don't care to hear it and I don't think the police will take much talking it either when they get a look at that trunk land they're open I got you're dead to rights and you'll do a nice long stretch to you can count on that what do we do Jason you won't do anything right now Jerry but when we get down to the police station I'll catch a talking and stand still I might get nervous and pull this trigger I cut the place Mr. Platt they'll be right out they're coming right out now